The Orthoptera (Cockroaches, Locusts, Grasshoppers 

 AND Crickets) of Nova Scotia; with Descriptions 

 OF the Species and Notes on their Occurrence and 

 Habits. — By Harry Piers, Curator of the Provincial 

 Museum of N. S., Halifax, N. S. 



(Read 14 May 1917) 



CONTENTS. 



Part 1. I-vtroductiov. 



Page Page 

 1. Purpose of this paper 231 2. Lack of knowledge regarding Ortho- 

 ptera 203 



Orthoptera in General. 



3. External anatomy of a locust 203 7. Parasites and other enemies 211 



4. Stridulation 20 i S. Injury caused by Orthoptera 212 



5. Terms used 2 )S 9. Methods of control 213 



6. Life history 210 10. Preservin.' Orthoptera for scientific 



purposes 214 



Orthoptera of Nova Scotia. 



11. Historical notes 215 IS. Number of species in Nova Scotia... 233 



12. Bibliosraphy 219 19. Relative abundance of NovaScotian 



13 Reference works 221 Orthoptera 236 



14. Life zones represented in Nova Scotia. 224 20. Commonest species 2-?7 



15. Distribution of Nova Scotian Orthop- 21. Common names 23S 



tcra according to life-zones 22-5 22. Remarks un the present list 238 



16. Influence of climate and periodical 23. Measurements 2t0 



phenomena on Orthoptera 227 24. Desiderata 241 



17. Earliest and latest appearance of adults2il 2.5. Acknowledgments 242 



Part 2. Systematic Description of Nova Scotian Orthoptera. 

 26. Reference list of species 2 13 27. Descriptive text 24-5 



PART 1.— INTRODUCTION. 



Purpose of this paper. — Twenty-one years ago I published 

 in the Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 

 volume IX, some preliminary notes on the Orthoptera of 

 Nova Scotia. Since then other species have been found 

 here, additional information has accumulated, and the 

 nomenclature, in some instances, has changed. It now 

 seems an opportune time to prepare a fuller paper which 

 will contain all that can be gathered regarding these injurious 

 insects in our province. Further investigation will add 

 considerably to our information, will show the presence 



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